-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The remains of Neil Armstrong were committed to the Atlantic Ocean on Friday during a ceremony aboard a U.S. Navy cruiser .

Armstrong 's cremated remains were sent into the Atlantic Ocean during a burial-at-sea service aboard the USS Philippine Sea , NASA said . His wife , Carol Armstrong , participated in the ceremony .

Neil Armstrong , who died August 25 at age 82 , was an aviator in the Navy before becoming the first person to walk on the moon , having flown 78 combat missions during the Korean War .

He earned his renown commanding the Apollo 11 space mission and landing on the moon on July 20 , 1969 , when he was 38 .

Friday 's ceremony came a day after hundreds of people attended a memorial service for him at Washington National Cathedral .

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Neil Armstrong , first man to walk on moon , died August 25 at age 82

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Armstrong 's wife participates in ceremony aboard USS Philippine Sea

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Hundreds attended Armstrong 's memorial at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday